Will Smith, the closest thing to a sure bet in Hollywood these days, flew to the top of the worldwide box office with his critically mauled superhero saga "Hancock," distributor Columbia Pictures said on Sunday...

Comic-book artist and writer Michael Turner, who created the comic heroine Fathom, has died of complications relating to bone cancer at age 37...

By Marc Bernardin Does Will Smith's new superhero stand a chance against Hellboy? Wolverine? Wonder Woman? Tell us how you think he'd rate in an epic battle with these and other legendary comic-book heavyweights like the Hulk, Superman, and Hellboy...

"The last 'Superman' I got offered," Will Smith revealed recently, reminiscing about the time he passed up the "Superman Returns" role that eventually went to Brandon Routh, "the script came, and I was like, 'There is no way I'm playing Superman!' Because I had already done Jim West [of 'Wild Wild West'], and you can't be messing up white people's heroes in Hollywood!"...

"Superman Returns" airs on More Max Sunday at 6:20 PM and Wednesday at 9 PM. "Smallville" repeats "Gemini" featuring a surprise return for a certain chalk-faced villain this Thursday at 8 PM on the CW...

All in all, good stories and great animation make for an animated Batman -- a PG-13 animated Batman to boot -- that both fans and non-fans will enjoy...

Take the time to tell the story properly, Loeb told MTV News. There is a story of Dick Grayson and how he becomes Robin that is extremely moving and very helpful. In the events of Loebs The Long Halloween, which preceded Dark Victory and served as a partial inspiration for The Dark Knight, the main characters are all left alienated and alone, bereft of even a little hope. Its...

If fans are looking for the best bang for their buck, getting Batman: Gotham Knight - Two-Disc Special Edition is the way to go for the standard DVD releases. The extras are really informative, as most of them are on the second disc exclusive to this release, and, as superficial as this sounds, the packaging it just awesome. Now, I personally enjoyed Batman: Gotham Knight, and while it did have...

He spent time in the land down under working on the next installment of the X-Men movies: Wolverine, where he plays alongside Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds as the villainous mutant The Blob also known as Frederick J. Dukes, a perennial X-Men character. The film is set for theatrical release in spring 2009. "I wasn't a comic book kid because I was busy playing hockey here in Thunder Bay. That's...

Even though Batman Begins ended with a scene seemingly written with the express intent of paving the way for a sequel with the Joker, co-writer David S. Goyer says it was written and film with no plan to follow through. (Director Christopher Nolan) did not call me until about three months after Batman Begins had opened to talk about the second one, says Goyer, who returned to help the...

The Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute sounds like something out of a comic book. But this Lee-based program wouldn't have netted $1.2 million in federal funding if it were as fictional as Aquaman. The institute, known as AUSI, convinced Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and Sens.... - By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer...

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National Comic Book Day was celebrated in the streets of downtown Lakeland recently. Free comic books and a special United States Postal Service cancellation marked the national observance...

Wanted is the latest evidence that filmmakers cant get enough of graphic novels and comic-book series as inspirations for movies...

BATMAN star Christian Bale has said hell hang up his cape for good if movie producers ever decide to reintroduce the superheros side-kick Robin...

Pretty much everything in Guillermo del Toro's world is oversized. The bearish filmmaker's video and comic book collection is so immense that he recently had to buy an extra home to accommodate it...

BIG SCREEN Hellboy II: The Golden Army (PG-13) -- How do you follow up a slew of Oscar nominations? If you're writer-director Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), you stick to your fantastical roots and make another installment in the adventures of the red-skinned comic-book hero Hellboy (Ron Perlman) to defend our planet from an invasion of otherwordly baddies...

Michael Turner, a comic-book artist who drew covers for major titles such as "Superman/Batman," "The Flash" and "Civil War," has died. He was 37...

Filmmakers and special effects gurus have found their summer cash cow: the film adaptation of comic books and graphic novels...

Remember those quaint, innocent days when a superhero with a simple back story (usually involving radiation) would wake up, throw on a colorful, waistline-flattering costume and head out to fight crime because it was the right thing to do? Us...